posted by Dad on Jul 11
I brought the girls some Rubik’s Cubes from work. They promptly scrambled them, so I had to help them find instructions on how to get them fixed. Here is what I found.
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posted by Dad on Jul 11
The girls and I had a great 4th. We spent the entire day together. I wrote about the entire experience over on johnasimpson.com.
Technorati Tags: 4th of july, independence day, fun, six flags, girls, swimming, hurricane harbor, family
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posted by Dad on Jul 4
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posted by Dad on May 14
Someone at work sent me an email about this little girl that has a brain tumor. Here is an excerpt from the web site her family has set up:
On January 7, 2008, our lives were changed forever when our 10 year old daughter Emily was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor in her left thalamus. Emily’s brain tumor, a pediatric low grade astrocytoma (PLGA) is the most common type of childhood brain tumor and yet, has historically received little, if any, dedicated funding or research. Consequently, there are few treatment options available, and those that are available are invasive, toxic and mostly ineffective.
Emily is determined to change all this and she has set her sights on raising $1 million to help fund PLGA dedicated research by December 31st, 2008. We, her family, have partnered with The Pediatric Low Grade Astrocytoma Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3) charity (founded in August 2007) to help raise money for dedicated PLGA research with a goal of developing kinder, gentler and more effective treatments, AND a cure, for the thousands of PLGA children around the world.
I do believe this to be true. Please visit Emily’s website, www.colorforacure.com. You can buy a pixel of color for just one dollar. Each dollar - every cent - goes to PLGA research, and each pixel is added to a picture which is gradually completed as the goal of a million dollars is approached. You can make a difference in a child’s life, and make sure you tell a friend!
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posted by Dad on May 13
The girls put a smile on my face tonight. We went to the library and they happened to check out the same book. I went to get gas and when I got back in the car, Alex was reading out loud. After a bit, Cassie started reading out loud and Alex stopped. It turns out, they were each reading a page of the same book.
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posted by Dad on May 11
By: C Swarens
Even though cats are fairly hearty and healthy, they do require some basic care. This includes looking after their emotional health as well as their physical well being. With just a little bit of practice, caring for your cat can be enjoyable as well as rewarding.
Surprisingly, caring for your cat includes more than buying canned cat food. Cats can and do eat vegetables and grains, but require meat to live. Although you will rarely catch them choosing non-meat based foods, they may enjoy a little bit of vegetable broth mixed in with their food. You should try to keep cats away from house plants known to be poisonous, as they can and will take a mind to chew on them. Caring for your cat may also include obesity management. Because cats cannot tolerate fasting, it is best to take your cat to a veterinarian to seek help with feline obesity.
Caring for your cat also requires certain immunizations. For the most part, rabies, feline distemper, and heart worm inoculations should be kept up to date. You may also want to have you cat immunized against feline leukemia, but many veterinarians feel this is as an unnecessary and risky decision when caring for your cat. There are also immunizations available to help manage fleas and upper respiratory infections.
Unless your cat is a kitten, hairless, or advanced in years, it will want to be outdoors. If the cat is healthy, you can purchase insulated houses that will suit most environments. That said, if the weather is very cold, or there is going to be a lot of snow, caring for your cat may involve some time outdoors looking for it. You should still do what you can to bring your cat indoors. That said, caring for your cat if it is feral will always involve a risk of injury, loss, and theft.
When considering how to go about caring for your cat, it is also important to consider how they will get along with other living things in the home. Among other things, cats usually do not like to share what they consider as their personal space with other cats. As a result, their subtle behaviors may be enough to drive one or more cats away from the home. In other cases, they will fight in order to establish territorial dominance. It is also important to note that some male cats will kill kittens. Therefore, if one of your female cats has a litter, it is best to isolate them from the males until they are weaned.
Finally, when caring for your cat, you must also consider its emotional well being. If they are indoor cats, and do not have an opportunity to hunt and play, they will need some attention from you. While they can keep themselves busy with toys, they still need social interaction with another cat, or with people in the home. Cats that are not getting their emotional needs met will do any number of things to get attention. This includes defecating outside of their litter boxes and behaving in an insecure way. When in doubt, it is best to take your cat to the veterinarian to see what is going on.
There is no question that properly caring for your cat will result in a loyal, wonderful companion. They will provide you with hours of comical activities to watch, as well as a companion whose purring can reduce even the worst stresses. A cat’s quiet charm and affection are prized by those that recognize it as being more than comparable to what dog owners have with their pets.
Author Resource:-> CS Swarens is the president of Find a Pet Online. 800 998-7065
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posted by Dad on Apr 17
I think the girls are collaborating and have a full assault going. First Santa Clause; now the Tooth Fairy. Yep. Cassie told Alex that the Tooth Fairy did not exist and that Dad was the one putting the money under their pillows. Have you ever heard anything that ridiculous? Anyway, Alex did not believe her.
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posted by Cassie on Apr 6
Turkish van kittys.
They Love to Swim!!!
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posted by Cassie on Apr 6
My Dad is Silly!!!
He Makes Me Laugh!!!
#1 Dad!!!
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posted by Dad on Mar 30
Her name is Cassie. She has become a reading machine. Check out the picture above. That is a picture of one of the books she has been reading. That one is the 2nd book in a series of 6. She has already surpassed the amount of reading I did at her age (10).
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